Mac hardware gets Mandrake Linux upgrade

MandrakeSoft has released the second beta-test version of Mandrake Linux 8.2 for the PowerPC platform, the first update of Mandrake for Macintosh hardware since version 8.0 in August 2001. The operating system features support for both older and newer Mac chips, and several other features specific to Mac hardware.

The release on Wednesday follows on from the first beta late last month, and the final version of Mandrake 8.2 for Intel processors earlier this month. MandrakeSoft said the final PowerPC software should arrive "soon".

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